Why are oil prices rising? Because they can . . .

FP: Seven Questions: The Price of Fear
"Something funny has happened to the price of oil: It no longer reflects reality. The reason, according to Fadel Gheit, one of Wall Street's top energy analysts, is that “financial players have seized control of the oil markets”. Find out how they did it in this week’s Seven Questions."

[Via Grist.org, which is sponsoring today's candidate forum on climate & energy. Streaming here, just getting started.]